MARCH/APRIL 2025

“Rivers help us in so many ways—how can we help them back? For this month’s contest, design a poster to inspire people to take good care of your favorite waterway. What do you love best about it? Beautiful water? Fun fishing? River animals? And how can we keep it that way? We’ll float a flotilla of the most fun in an upcoming issue of ASK.”

Contest rules:

1. Your child’s contest entry must be their very own work. Ideas and words should not be copied.
2. Be sure to include your child’s name, age, and address on your entry.
3. Only one entry per person, please.
4. If you want your child’s work returned, please help them enclose an addressed, stamped envelope.
5. Your child’s entry must be signed or emailed by yourself or another parent or legal guardian, saying it’s their own work and that no one helped them, and that ASK has permission to publish their work in print and online.
6. For information on the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, see the Privacy Policy page at cricketmedia.com.
7. Email a photo or scan of your child’s artwork to: ask@cricketmedia.com. Entries must be emailed by March 31, 2025.
8. We will publish the winning entries in an upcoming issue of ASK.

MARCH/APRIL 2025

“When Marty saw the cover of this issue of Cricket, she wanted to hop on her skateboard and join
in the fun! For this month’s contest, everybuggy would love to see your best drawing of a race.

You might draw an epic contest between an animal and a vehicle, inspired by “Becky Lets Off Steam.” Or maybe your race will have serious consequences, like Cassie galloping to reach
her father before Cyrus gets to him in “Cowgirl Morning.” Your race could be between beautiful untamed horses running free, like “The Wild Ponies of Assateague Island.” Or maybe you won’t have a horse in the race, and you’ll draw a contest between people or between imaginary creatures. You could focus on spectators learning if a race car is faster than a robot or on a baton as it’s passed between relay runners. Or maybe you’ll show a contestant after a race, hoisting a trophy or sighing in defeat.

Whether your artwork is dramatic or silly and filled with hooves, feet, wings, or wheels, all the bugs will be speeding to the mailbox to see your best original drawing of a race.”

Contest rules:

1. Your child’s contest entry must be their very own original work. Ideas and words should not be copied.
2. Your child’s entry must be signed by yourself or another parent or guardian, stating that it is their own work, that no help was given,
   and that CRICKET has permission to publish it in the magazine and on our website.
3. Be sure to include your child’s name, age, and full address on their entry.
4. Only one entry per person, please.
5. If you want their work returned, enclose an addressed, stamped envelope for each entry.
6. Your child’s entry must be received by April 25, 2025.
7. Send entries to cricket@cricketmedia.com
8. We will publish winning entries in the July/August 2025 issue.

MARCH/APRIL 2025

“Welcome to the Chemistry Café. Head chef: you. Dream up a menu of delicious creations cooked up in your kitchen/laboratory. Don’t be afraid to push the boundaries of food as we know it—after all, you don’t get to be head chef at the Chemistry Café without some tasty experimenting. Please send us descriptions of the most appetizing items on your menu—yum!“

Contest rules:

MARCH/APRIL 2025

“Write a poem about an awesome outfit.”

1. Your child’s entry must be signed by yourself, another parent, or legal guardian, authorizing its publication in print and/or online and saying it’s their own idea.
2. Be sure to include your child’s complete name, age, and address.
3. Your child’s entry must arrive by April 25, 2025. We will publish our favorites in the July/August 2025 issue of SPIDER.